Description
Hearty Crockpot Tortellini Soup with Sausage delivers comfort in a bowl, blending Italian-inspired flavors with simple slow-cooker magic. Creamy, cheesy, and packed with savory sausage, you’ll savor each spoonful of this soul-warming meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Meats:
- 1 pound (454 grams) Italian sausage (mild or spicy)
Vegetables and Pasta:
- 3 cups fresh spinach
- 2 cups cheese tortellini (fresh or frozen)
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2–3 garlic cloves, minced
Liquids and Seasonings:
- 4 cups (960 milliliters) chicken broth
- 1 can (14 ounces / 400 grams) diced tomatoes
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Brown Italian sausage in a skillet, rendering out excess fat, then transfer to slow cooker.
- Combine aromatic ingredients including onion, minced garlic, chicken broth, diced tomatoes, dried herbs, red pepper flakes, and seasonings in the slow cooker, mixing thoroughly.
- Allow soup to simmer on low temperature for 6-7 hours or high temperature for 3-4 hours, developing rich flavor profiles.
- Approximately 30 minutes before serving, gently introduce cheese tortellini and fresh spinach into the simmering liquid, ensuring tortellini becomes perfectly tender.
- Incorporate heavy cream moments before serving, creating a luxurious and velvety texture. Taste and adjust seasoning as necessary.
- Ladle the steaming soup into bowls, accompanying with crusty artisan bread or a crisp garden salad for a complete meal experience.
Notes
- Boost protein by choosing lean turkey or chicken sausage for a lighter version of the soup.
- Prevent mushy tortellini by adding them only during the last 30 minutes of cooking to maintain their perfect texture.
- Enhance flavor depth by sautéing onions and garlic before adding to the crockpot, which releases their natural sweetness and intensifies the overall taste profile.
- Make this soup vegetarian-friendly by substituting sausage with plant-based crumbles and using vegetable broth instead of chicken broth.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 hours (on Low) or 3 hours (on High)
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 270 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 620 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 11 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 14 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg